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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
IN A FRENCH MADHOUSE.
The Story Of . Baron Unlawfally In
carcerated.


carcerated.
Special Correspondence
NEWPORT. Aug. 22-In the matter Of in
generating men and women in mad houses,
they do no, order things better in France. The
story of Baron de Seilliere, who WAS illegally
imprisoned in madhouse and permitted by
the authoriti IS TO remain there sixty-twod days
and nights, IS one to open wide the eyes Of
any county that loves justice.
The FRI nch lunacy Law is . particularly Lax
one nor are we far behind it. The certificate
Of one rhy sician to the effect that . man is
insane is quite enough to put him behind bars
and keep him there IS long As the physician
pleases The wish Of one OF his relatives Is
regarded As the official expression Of the en-
tire family. The proprietors Of the celebrated
private asylums in Paris and its vicinity are
careful to conceal their own responsibility As
much As pozible in every case Of doubtful in
sanity with which they are asked to deal.
Baron de Seilliere was incarcerated in the
ErahliSsement Fabret, near the quiet village
of Vauves: but DR. Fabret, the head Of the
institution, engaged DR.. Mollet, head OF
another institution, to make the preliminary
examination of the baron. Before that e1-
animation took place DR.. Fabret took good
care TO reduce the baron to Q condition bor-
derng on imbecility by means OF morphine,
and then secreted DR.. Mollet behind q screen
while he piled the baron with exasperating
questions
The baron was induced to visit the asylum
on the pretext that his cousin, the Prince de
Bergh, was there very i'll and had repeatedly
asked to see him As soon as he was within
th. hons. the harou was seized by three power
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

nves In guide boohs. poetry and ss0sy, soA
there let those who wish 20 know more OF 10
60. l am now In Milan, . city a. modern
and commonplace a. Venice Is medieval and
peculiar, and feel relieved once more, after
the antiquity and art Of other Italian towns,
to get into this one, which has set the past
away TO cool, and priies itself upon il
present, and has hops IN its future
Milan used to be All old town, but It il new
now, and, with the possible exception Of
Turin. is the most American city in Italy
Its cathedral IL still the wonder Of the archi-
tectural world, though, a. it has been for
hundreds Of years and will be for hundreds
to come, hut the number Of advertisements l
noticed on the old barn doors at the front
Of the elegant edifice was an indica-
ton to me that the spirit OF the Nineteenth
century had even pervaded thess sacred
precincts The cathedral is . glorious struc-
ture, but it is too much OF . good thing. In
a great building one seeks general effect rather
than minute excellence. and, although this
combines both, the average observer neglects
the lesser for the greater, and . large part Of
the work Is absolutely valueless from an
architectural point Of view. Little statues,
Six inches tall. stuck up on . pinnacle 300 fesa
opo<o tue ground, can scarcely expect 70 70
ceave due recognition. and there are hundredb
Of these pigmy figures on the great cathedral
Every time saw one thought Of . nsa On
an elephant, and felt sorry for the fea
In the interior. however, the cathedral, az
cepting the imitation marble fret work In ths
ceiling arches, met every requirement, and I
think no church in Italy, this Promised Land
Of churches, can present an interior %
grandly, solemnly impressive a that of the
cathedral at Milan. We went from roof to
cellar, and in the cellar ws saw the eiRhtssn
carat sterling silver tomb Of St. Borromso,
with the saints ghastly homes clothed In silks
and jewels on exhibition. A priest showed u
the interesting remains, and hs put on robs
Of white before he spat on his hands and began
70 turn the crank that lets down the lid and
exposes the sanity ghastliness to view at I've
francs for the crowd. do think It shame
that . corlse's bones are made to do dime
mlseum duty in the finest cathedral In the
world
In the meantime shall reserve my further
remarks on Milan until some future occasion,
and Dickey says she is very glad Of it,
MARY JAM
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
..eaz fro1a the BULL F1eh,..

Complaint is made that the bulls slaugh-
tered in the arenas on Sundays are sold
to us in the shape Of steaks and roasting
pieces during the week. This is possibly
one Of the many ways in which the Law Of
compensation works.
The bull fighting mania is having its
head now. Easter Sunday, the anniver-
sary Of the resurrection OF the founder Of
he Christian religion, was celebrated here
by three ..inaugurations" OF bull rings,
and Sunday afternoon was made hideous
by the shouts Of the thousands inside the
rings meantime perfect pandemonium
Of bands being heard. As a result there
is reaction Of sentiment against this ball
fighting crsze, and people are predicting
the suppression of the cruel sport next
year, at least within the federal district.
City Of Mexico Cor. Boston Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
A LOOK At ST. LOUIS.
SOMETHING ABOUT ITS BUILDINGS
PARKS AND CLUBS.
The Story Of the Town-Its Theatres and
Its Exposition Bui,ding-Its Big bridge.
Adelaide Nelson's Tree-The Granite
Mountain silver Mine.

lSptCiA ASprftSIpnuencrl
Sr LOUIS. Aug. 23-St Louis is one of the
wealthiest and most cultured cities Of the
United States. Ii has street after street Of
fine residences, and its old families are as nu-
merous as those OF Philadelphia or Boston
1t Is one OF the oldest towns in the United
States and il WAS a French settlement more
than loo years ago 1t was twelve years be
fore the Declaration of Independence was
signed that fur trade named Lacleie chose
what is now the center of the river portion Of
the city as a trading post, and among the col
ony OF thirty who came with him were the
forefathers Of some OF the wealthiest families
Of St. Louis today. The town was named St.
Louis after Louis XIV, and it was forty two
years old wien Jefferson bought louisiana CT
France for el5.00,OO 1t then had $50
houses and l.Ooo people. Now it has more
than 10000 inhabitants. and its wealth will
run into the hundreds Of millions.
The city covers the western bank of the
Mississippi for nine miles. and of late it has
been pushing itself west and far back into the
country. The best houses are at the west end,
and . new boulevard is now being made OH
which the residences Of rich men will be
plentiful These St Louis people like the
good things Of this life and they have them.
Their houses are large and roomy. They
have well cut lawns about them, and many
q the finer houses have been occupied for
over q generation- The St Louis club houses
are as fine - any you will find anyw here,
and the town is q club loving city. The St.
Louis club has 400 members, and its initia-
tioa fee is $500. It has an elegant stone and
brick club house, covering q quarter Of Q
block and its cnidne Is equal TO that of Del
monico. Its me mbers consist Of the veal .hier
men Of the town, and it is the tony club Of St
Louis. The University club is rather more
intellectual in its character, but it has a fine
club houss and q good membership. The
Commercial club Is one Of the solid business
clubs Of the city and the Mercantile club is
another II was from the Mercantile club
that the e60O, 600 Of exposition stock was sub
scribsd, ana the great trades procession which
the president is to sse bad its origin here
Then St Louis has big bicycle club. 1t has
rowing clubs and musical clubs. and other
organisations Of social nature. and many Of
them have buildings and all are in thriving
condition
The town spends . great deal upon its
amusements. and its exposition building cost
e75O,OO 1t covers between nix and seven
acres Of ground and was erected within a
year. II contains . music hall which will
seat 4,0O0 persons, and the stage Of this is one
Of the largest in the world. The city has
seven theatres, embracing all classes, from
the opera house to the varietieA 1t has a
soological garden. and it has the greatest area
Of fine parks Of any city in the United States
except Philadelphia l drove through .
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

There are sliding doom between the sitting
room and the bed room In the front part Of
ths bed room Is . large closet 1t is possible
that many would prefer to have q window At
this point and have . smaller closet else
where, say in the corner next to the sliding
door partition. The placing Of . closet next
to the rear wall would leave no place for .
bsd a the rooms arc now arranged II the
door from the parlor TO the bed room were
omitted the head Of the bed might be placed
against the sliding door partition and the
closet cut out from the rear bed room, with
IN opening leading into tho front bed room.
From the sitting room or from the front bed
room We pass into . little hall and from the
hall into the kitchen, the bath room or the
doos leading into this ball there should be
transoms; thus 1t would be we'll lighted. Ths
placing Of the hall in this way makes al Of the
rooms surrounding It Independently accesui-
bls. The rear bed room has place for . bsd,
. large closet and wall space for necessary
furniture. The availability Of . bed room ID
not always dependent upon its siDe A room
may be large and yet not contain wall space
for the furniture. A large bed room may
have . small closet This bod room has .
large one.
The bath room comes next to the kitchen
hue That means good deal when We con
slider that the kitchen fiue d frequently ths
last one in the house to get cool A here
arranged tho pipe connections with the bath
tub would all Be short; they would all b
near this fue and all would b on the inside
wall Hence the conditions would be against
the fret ring Of the pipes and parts Of the
plumbing apparatus which contain water
There Is . hollow thimble in the pipe connsc-
tions between the kitchen hus and the bsd
room The hath room might connect With
The same due or fue stack. There % . largo
linen closet connecting with tho bath room
which is about the proper size and form for
folded b~d clothes. 1t Is near the bath room
window, 40 that when the closet door d open
tbs contents will be plainly in visw.
There il . large window in one side Of the
kitchen. which should b placed three feet
from the floor % a. to admit Of . table being
set under it II the kitchen stove wsrs to
be placed neat To the wall separating the
kitchen and sitting room it could Be pipsd
acroo to the kitchen fus and in that way
leave the wall space adjacent to that due and
near to the bath tub free for placingthe kitchen
sink. This would bring al! the plumbing
work together. Next 70 this sink could b .
well pump in sections Of the country where .
driven well il impossible. This pump would
b ct one end Of the sink and cistsrn pump
at the other.
In the rear Of the kitchen b . porch and .
pantry. We go down cellar directly from
the kitchen. Over the headway Of the cellar
stairs could Be placed . closet for various
stores, such - canned fruit This closet, Of
eourR, would Be- connected With The pantry,
- shown Tie necessity for bead room in
going down cellar would MAKE it necessary 70
place the floor Of this closet three or four fest
above the pantry doss
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
What Has Made Wichita, Kan.

T. sAseAC
Well. will put the case a. Wichita puts Il
There b . country here - rich a any God
ever made, which is rapidly being settled, and
which has already been taken up by . very
intelligent class Of farmel There arc good
schools, plenty OF railroads, many growing
towns and . big trade Kansas City y 275
miles away, and Wichita hopes TO be the sup
ply point for wide area Of territory, includ-
ing much Of Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico
and the Indian territory. These are an en-
pire in themselves, and they form the most
growing part Of this great Union. Wichita
men also hope to make their town Q manu-
featuring center, though they have no fuel
at hand and no minerals near. They say the
town has the start and it is bound to grow,
and predict that it will be the great railroad
and commercial center Of this section. II all
this were true It would be matter Of years
before they could reach the extent Of their
present expectations, and the truth seems to
me to be that the town will continue to grow
steadily with the growth Of the country about
it, and that 1t will compete with Kansas City
for the trade Of the towns about IT, 1t has
not yet shown the evidences Of being . second
Chicago. and should imagine 1t will In the
future rank with such towns as Toledo and
Columbus, O., until this rich country may in
the far future increase il to the size Of the
Kansas City Of today.-Western Letter
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
The Turkish Crescent.

There are few subjects more interesting
than the study Of the symbols found on
nncient coins, and though such is outside
the limits Of this article, we may be par
doned for referring briefly to one Of them,
which shows the origin Of the Turkish
crescent. When Philip Of Macedon was
proceeding to storm Byzantium-the an
cient name Of Constantinopls-On a cloudy
night, the moon suddenly shone out and
discovered his approach, 30 that the in
habitants observed and repulsed him.
The Turks, upon entering Constantinople,
found this ancient badge in many places,
and, suspecting some magical power in it,
assumed the symbol and its power to
themselves, which We find to this day i'm
pressed on all their coins.-Chanbers
Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

CLUB HOUSE AND GRAND STAND.
quantity Of it was sold at auction, and some
of it went at 81 share. Much of this wa.
bought in small quantities, and this made
many poor people well of. Last year the
mine paid a dividend of twenty five cents per
share per month, and the output is now about
f200. .OUO month Both Clark and Mcclure
are now millionaires, and the Runseys, who
are, next 20 McLure, the biggest stockholders,
have also become millionaires. Stockhol1ers
in St Louis are. however, having . good deal
Of trouble about their taxes. We have ta1
Of more than = per cent on the nash value Of
such stocks, and the tax bills of the Run,seyt
and Mcclure on this silver stock alone would,
at this rate, run as high as S5o, 600 apiece il
they continued to live here. The subject will
probably be taken up by the courts and the
tax may be repealed" THohAsJ. TopD.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
M
EXPOSITION AND MUSIC HALL.

number Of the parks during my present visit,
and within q stones throw Of fine houses
found myself in forest as dense rs the woods
Of Michigan Forest park contains ,3'l
acres, and more than LOCO acres of this is
covered with the virgin forest Ii has fine
drives, bridges, promepadss and fountains,
and Il has Q number Of lakes, one Of which
covers nfty scrss. Shsw's garden has a bo-
tapical display which b noted all over the
world Lafayette park ID little gem in the
heart Of the western part OF the city. 1t
contains bronze statues Of Thomas Beuton
and Gen Washington, and Tower Grove
park, which d Is fine . display Of the garden
er's art q you ~ill nnd anywhere, has im-
mense statues Of Shakespeare, Humboldt and
Columbus These statues are each thirty feet
high They are Of bronze and were cast at
the noted bronze foundry in Munich. Beside
the statue Of Shakespeare there stands little
tree which Adelaide Nelson planted during
one Of her visits to St. Louis. She said she
thought this statue Of Shakespeare the finest
she bad ever seen and her tree is now guarded
BY st. Louis with loving care.
The business part Of St. Louis is well and
solidly built 1t has a number Of buildings
which will compare favorably with those Of
New York and Chicago and its postoffice and
custom house cost the government s. 0OO, ,O0
IL is made Of Maine and Missouri granite. is
fireprooe and it took eleven years to build it.
The court house has. next to the Capitol at
Washington, the biggest dome In the United
States The st. Louis bridge over the Missis-
sippi, designed by the late James B, Eads, is
one OF the finest in the world. 1t cost elO,-
OOO. 900 and is built Of steel The trains cross
ing this bridge enter the city through tun-
nel-costing 81 ,OOO, 600 ani lighted by cleo
tricity-and come out into the Union depot.
The president will undoubtedly visit the
fair grounds during his trip west, and be will
find bere one Of the finest race tracks in the
country The ST. Louis fair grounds nre
more like a park than anything else. They
comprise I31 acres, and have an amphitheatre
which will shelter more spectators than did
the Coliseum at Rome The Coliseum would
accommodate 81 900 This grand stand will
accommodate 10000. and during the St.
Louis fair $50. .O0O are distributed in premiums.
This is the racing center Of the west, and the
track here has cost more than $780, The
grand stand is said to be tine largest in the
world, and there are pool stands for thirty
bookmakers' stalls. st. Louis is not back
ward about betting, and great deal Of
money changes hands here every year. The
fair grounds also contain the st. Louis zoologi-
cal gar ems
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
Colorado Hcrses aad Farns.


The horsehssh Of Denver will compare in
style and gait with that Of eastern cities Of
similar sise; and there arc some q nne turn
outs here a. you will see at Washington.
Nearly every business man owns his own
horse, and the Colorado roads are Q natural
macadam. They arc hard and smooth, and
the drives taken are much longer than in the
east believe thess western men spend their
money moro readily than those Of the eastern
states They make it faster and they work
harder. Denver has all the luxuries Of an
eastern city, and II her stores arc an index
her people buy just a expensive . clas Of
goods - you will find anywhere When .
man makes Q strike out here be begins at
ence 70 enjoy it, and the result b that tho
amount of money in the country means moro
70 the people
The farms in this irrigated country are, .
. rule. not large, though sometimes they run
into the tens Of thousands Of acrea About
Greeley and in the country north Of Denver
they are generally from 80 to 900 acre.,
though some men, such a Governor Eaton,
have as high as 5000 acrsa Among the
crops produced Il the alfalfa, . kind Of
clover, which has roots from eight TO fifteen
feet long, and Of which there can bs cut on
we'll ~atered land three crops per year. aver.
aging two tons to the acre. The alfalfa does
not need much water. makes excellent feed
and will produce for . number Of years with.
out replanting This Colorado soil, Governor
Eaton tells me. is very rich. 1T wss," be
says, -oncs the bed Of q vast 80, and it, fer
tilizing properties need only water to make
them produce as bountifully q any land in
the country Land is, however, high. and
water costs money. doubt whether farm
ing pays better here than In the eastern
states, and it seems to me that kansas and
Nebraska offer greater inducements to ses-
tlerA The great thing Colorado has b it,
climate, and this In many respects il ex-
ceilsd BY no country on the face Of the globe
Its arabic area is limited. and its mines will
always be its greatest resourcs.-Denvsr Let
tsr.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
nv LADY. sASsaa

Ny hdy sleeps:
Rhythmic ebb and nov Of fairy billow
Her breathing soft. Silken frinsed her lids
close fold
8er cheeka. twin roses, and DER the pillow
Sweeps her hair. tangled hoss Of FURNISHED
gold.
Ny lady sleepA
Ny lady dreams.
On parted scarlet lips play trickscme smiles.
Deepening the dimple in her dainty chin.
Portrayal bright now ''wanton mirth beguiles
The mind. that sleep from wearying care
Ny lady dreams.
Ny lady wakes
Fair visions hee The fringed lids unclose,
Though drcamland mists still veil the violet
eyes.
Ooe moment ianguid waking blends repose.
And then. Mamma! Mamma! Mamma! she
NY lady vakea
H. l. Hemenway in Saturday Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

full keepers, locked
up in a chamber
and put in q
straight jacket. or
course heprotested.
In order TO quiet his
protestations he
was hypcdermic-
ally filed with NOR
phine- Because he
swore that he was
not insane it was
fully taken for
granted that he
was. This Is the
infallible rule in
m
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
Ayers Cherry PectoraI !,

which I used moderately and in small
doses) at the first recurrence Of q cold
or any chest difficulty, and from which
I invariably found relief. This was
over y years ago. With all sorts OF
exposure. in all sorts of climates, have
never, 10 this day. had any cold nor
any affection Of the throat or lungs
which did not yield TO AYERS CHKRRY
PECroRAL within "a hours.
OF course l have never allowed my
self to be without this remedy in all my
voyages and travels. Under my own
observation, it has given relief to vast
numbers Of persons: while in acute cases
of pulmonary inflammation. such as
Group and diphtheria in children. life
has been preserved through its effects.
I recommend its use in light but fire.
quent doses. Properly administered, in
accordance with Your directions, it i
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
Hon. c. Edwards Lester,
Late U. S. Consul to Italy,
author OF THE Glory and
Shame Of England" Americas
Advancement" ETC., etc., ETC.,
writes as follows:-
New York. August /, 1886.

New York. August 1, 1886. !
l22 Z. 9th ST.
DIR. J. c. AVER & Co, Lowell, Mass,
Gentlemen:-A sense of gratitude
and the desire 10 render a service to the
public impel me to make the following
statements:
My college career. at New Haven, was
interrupted by severe cold which so
enfeebled me that, for ten years, had
hard struggle for life. Hemorrhage
from tn. bronchial passages was the
result OF almost every fresh exposure.
For years / was under treatment Of the
sblest practitioners without avail. At
last learned of
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

St Louis is . great center for mining
speculation, and . great deal Of money has
been made and lost in mines here. Just now
there is considerable excitement about the
Granite Mountain Silver mine. which lies
near Butte City, Montana, and out of which
q number Of St Louis men have made
fortunes I chatted with Mr.. G. c. Bayne,
the editor Of The St. Louis Mining News,
about this mine. Said be:
its story reads like q romance. A few
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
RAILROAD TINE CARD.

PittsburE, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail.
way COmpany-Pan Handle Route.
Under schedule in effect January 80,
1887. trains leave Springfield. central
,tandard time for Xenia. Cincinnati and
Columbus, <7:l5 g. N. for Dayton t7:l5 am.
Tor Xenia and indianapolis +lO:20 a. m.
for Xenia, Cincinnati. Columbus. Indian
spOlis and Chicago, <3:25 p. H.; for Xenia,
Dayton and Cincinnati. t5:10 p. III. q
Trains arrive in Springfield at t7:15 and
1920 r. m, $500 p. III. and ~6:40 p. III.
@Daily. tDaily. except Sunday.
SAM. DODDS, Ticket Agent
nsvslAnd. Columbus. Cincinnati and
lndlAAApolis Railway.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27

The amount Of chocolate annually con-
sumed is ", ,OOO, 900 pounds, the market
list being headed by France.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-27
A Priceless Blessing

in any house. speak earnestly because
I feel earnestly. have known many
cases Of apparently confirmed bronchitis
and cough, with loss of voice. particu-
lsrly among clergymen and other public
speakers, perfectly cured by this medi-
cine. Faithfully yours,
c. EDWARDS LESTER.